The Second Life 'Language and Culture' group met last Sunday for their first discussion.

Photo: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/398579271_e19b568f18.jpg

You can now download the audio here:  http://www.pod-efl.com/audio/language-and-culture-SL-01-Feb2007.mp3 

Hi everyone Thanks to everyone who participated in the Podcasting Round Table and Flash Meeting earlier today. The audio is now available to be listened to for everyone who wasn't able to attend (it's also linked to from the wiki) Download audio here We were very lucky to have Sean McMinn and Pete Travis join us, and Anne Fox (http://www.absolutely-intercultural.com/) turned up later too! More info on our wiki: http://openwebpublishing.wikispaces.com/week4-roundtable

The following are transcripts emailed directly from the Webheads hut by the 'Note Taker' gadget: Baldric Commons: you can also click on View-> camera controls for more accurate controls Chris Eggplant: Pafiki: thanks - I have no clothes sense! Susan Khalifa: lol Baldric Commons: chall we move to the Edunation Seminar room? Chris Eggplant: ok, where's that! Susan Khalifa: Yes, good idea; I have to leave soon Susan Khalifa: How do you go there? Baldric Commons: and does anyone know if daf is able to make it today? Baldric Commons: follow me susan Williams: hi bute Bute Sodwind: hi susan

[7:45] IM: SusNy Foss: Hey Stilla few people over at the WIA hut [7:45] Yaodong Yost: he changed its name.:) [7:46] SusNy Foss: bad for old customers [7:46] Pafiki Paravane: Ok could you go there then transport me there. [7:46] You: hi everyone [7:46] Pafiki Paravane: Hello Baldric [7:46] SusNy Foss: Hi stranger :-)) [7:46] Pafiki Paravane: I see you have a new outfit. [7:46] SusNy Foss: what an amazing outfit [7:46] Sue Aferdita: me too ..TP..I have a few minute [7:46] Sue Aferdita: minutes [7:46] You: thanks sus [7:46] SusNy Foss: you told us you had clothes and textures

It seems like there were lots of fruitful meetings at the Webheads hut in Edunation today - I received 4 messages from the automatic chat recorder, which you will find posted here. There are also some great photos of the meetings here.
I caught the tail end of the meeting I think, but was able to hold a very fruitful clothes swapping session with SusNy Foss, Pafiki Paravane, Yaodong Yost, Dom DaSilva, and Sue Aferdita.

Here's an example of the automatic chat log that was emailed to me from Second Life by the tool 'Notetaker'
Although it's similar to part of the other chat log I posted, there are some differences (that's becuase I moved away to another part of the room and missed some of the conversation)
Obviously, a tool such as this also would have a value for recording conversations to monitor any activity in spaces in a possible teenage site, as well as automaticng the process of recording chat transcripts (otherwise you have to copy and paste them yourself)
Object-Name: notetaker 2.0.1 Region: EduNation (259840, 283392) Local-Position: (101, 245, 31)

This is the chat transcript (abridged) linked to: Virtualy Presenting in Second Life
[4:39] Dudeney Ge is Online [4:42] You: wow, what an entrance Gavin [4:42] Dudeney Ge: Bad connection [4:42] Giovanna Lurra is Online [4:43] You: how are things? [4:43] Dudeney Ge: I'm just really making sure everything is ok for you [4:43] You: yes, thanks - just set up the slides in the seminar room [4:43] Dudeney Ge: I saw [4:43] You: and tested out the chat feeder too [4:43] Dudeney Ge: How's the project coming on? [4:43] You: well, I presented them some ideas yesterday in Madrid